Articles tagged with "oranje"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 27th, 2008
The friendly against Austria may not have had a lot of value, still there was one serious bonus: Robin van Persie was back after five ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 26th, 2008
Thanks for the live updates, my friends :-). Exciting stuff... Beats those boring 0-0 friendlies...
With only 72 days to go before the EC starts, Oranje ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 25th, 2008
Whenever Demy de Zeeuw needs to negotiate an expensive purchase and the negotiations are tough, he starts to doubt. "Is it because I'm an AZ ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 25th, 2008
Robin van Persie will start tonight in the friendly against Austria. The Arsenal striker, who missed the last internationals due to injury, played in a ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 25th, 2008
I almost forgot Oranje played Austria tomorrow night. And I think it happened to more people. That match doesn't feel like it's important. And it ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 23rd, 2008
In the last five months Robin van Persie had intensive phone contact with the Dutch team manager about the new team tactics. The injured Gunner ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 23rd, 2008
It isn't the first time and it definitely won't be the last...
Ajax lost against FC Twente this weekend (2-1) and can kiss the title goodbye. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 22nd, 2008
Borst's column in the AD:
Do you want to join me in the Oranje puzzle? Who does Marco take a long to the EC?
Borst picked 21 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 19th, 2008
Nike presented the new Oranje jersey today. Oranje will play in this new outfit at least for two years. It's modern, stylish and laden with ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 18th, 2008
Feyenoord won easily against NAC Breda in De Kuip, 2-0. The Van Marwijk coached team saw a ferocious NAC trying to put pressure on them ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 18th, 2008
Robin van Persie recently emphasized the importance of finishing this season with gold to his team mates. That Arsenal is revered all over the world ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 16th, 2008
Sometimes Hugo Borst has it right. His column in www.ad.nl
"Two things I don't get:
1. Why is it always the goalie who is the hero after ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 15th, 2008
The spectacular fixture Arsenal - Liverpool came out of the draw for the Champions League. The other three faves for the title - Man United, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 15th, 2008
In an interview with Spanish newspaper AS, Welsey Sneijder is asked about Klaas Jan Huntelaar. Would he advice Bernd Schuster to sign the Ajax striker?
"Without ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 15th, 2008
Coming home in Eindhoven... it makes Steven laugh. The new coach of PSV feels very much at home in Germany too. "What I love most ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 13th, 2008
Questions asked via the KNVB website. Marco (or Kees Jansma, who knows) answers them....
Q: The Times made a list with the best 5 coaches ever. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 13th, 2008
On Saturday June 13 Oranje plays France at the EC2008. At the same time, Bon Jovi was planning to play in the Amsterdam Arena.
The American ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 13th, 2008
Its a bit remarkable... Co Adriaanse to me is the best coach Holland has. True, he hasn't won any major prizes and true, he comes ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 12th, 2008
Louis van Gaal proved to be a realist: "I can see where we are. And yes, we do look up on the standings but also ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 12th, 2008
And AZ is in misery. The top fixture AZ - Feyenoord turned into a match between a wanna-be champ and a team desperately trying to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 11th, 2008
Bert van Marwijk congratulated Jonathan de Guzman before the Tuesday training. The future Oranje manager had heard of the midfielder's selection for Oranje. The born ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 10th, 2008
At least one, that is... Barnsley - with Marciano Bruma - playes Cardiff City - with Jerrel Hasselbaink (ex-Chelsea) and Glenn Loovens (ex-Feyenoord). West Bromwich ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 10th, 2008
I can see you thinking :-).
It's a Dutch term. We want to watch football highlights at 7 pm Sunday evening. With our plate on our ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 7th, 2008
How weird is this?? The whole world has been following El Salvador's return to Ajax. In one evening he kicked the board out, put Marco ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 6th, 2008
Madrid fans get to pick the Best Player of Real Madrid Ever, as off this Thursday. Both Clarence Seedorf and Ruud van Nistelrooy are nominated ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 6th, 2008
I was very excited to see this game live in Australia. I wanted confirmation that Dutch clubs are out of their league against big clubs ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 6th, 2008
It took me some time to write this. Couldn't see all the games live so I decided to stay away in case one of you ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 4th, 2008
Willem's column in the AD:
Last Sunday my team FC Utrecht played PSV and I was capable of seeing Ibrahim Afellay play from my seat in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 3rd, 2008
Roving reporter Goose mentioned it: it's all signed, sealed and delivered. Bert van Marwijk will take over from Marco van Basten after the EC2008.
In the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Mar 2nd, 2008
Remember last season's finish? No one wanted the title then... It seems Adrie Koster, Ajax' manager, has put his hand up though... It was inevitable ...
